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Michael Lunsford 1784–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Nimrod Lunsford

Mother: Rebecca Foster

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lunsford

Children(s): Thomas Jr, Mary Seabolt, Michael Jr, David Lunsford, Matthew Lunsford, John Lunsford

The story of Michael Lunsford began in 1784 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. Michael Lunsford married Elizabeth Lunsford, and had children including David Dell Lunsford, John H Lunsford, Mary Elizabeth Seabolt, Matthew Madison Lunsford, Michael Lunsford Jr, Thomas Lunsford Jr. Michael Lunsford passed away in 1862 in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Lunsford began in 1784 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Michael Lunsford married Elizabeth Lunsford, and had children including David Dell Lunsford, John H Lunsford, Mary Elizabeth Seabolt, Matthew Madison Lunsford, Michael Lunsford Jr, Thomas Lunsford Jr.
  • Michael Lunsford passed away in 1862 in Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nimrod Lunsford
1760–1847
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Foster
1761–1847
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lunsford
1797–1890
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thomas Jr
1830–1903
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Seabolt
1833–1905
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Michael Jr
1833–
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
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David Lunsford
1833–1926
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Matthew Lunsford
1844–1924
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
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John Lunsford
1831–1905
Birth Location: –
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Michael Lunsford's Ancestors

Self
Michael Lunsford
1784–1862
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nimrod Lunsford
1760–1847
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Foster
1761–1847
Grandparents
William (John) Lunsford
1738–1810
Grannville, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Basye
1734–
Virginia, USA
Isaac Foster
1765–
Great-Grandparents
Lydia Kerenhappuck
1677–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pope
1655–1715
Elizabeth Robinson
1651–1715

Michael Lunsford's Descendants

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Michael Lunsford (1784–1862) m. Elizabeth Lunsford (1797–1890)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lunsford) Jr 1830–1903 m. Elizabeth (Jemima) Abernathy 1829–1860 m. Catherine (Barbara) Killian 1820–1922 m. Elizabeth (Jemima) Abernathy 1829–1860
    1. 1. Michael Lunsford 1850–1860
      1. 1. Nimrod (aka George) Lunsford 1815–1870 m. Elizabeth Henegar 1819–1908
        1. 1. Tabitha (Angeline Bitha) Lunsford 1851–1928 m. James (William) Wiseman 1837–1927
    2. 2. Thomas Lunsford 1872–1939
    3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Lunsford 1850–1931
    4. 4. John (W.) Lunsford 1853–1923
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Lunsford 1856–1921
    6. 6. Rebecca (Jane) Lunsford 1856–1923
    7. 7. Marcus (Myrion) Lunsford 1859–1941 m. Darcus Lunsford 1874–1921
      1. 1. Andrew (Franklin) Lunsford 1889–1963
      2. 2. William (Smith) Lunsford 1882–1952
      3. 3. Ada Garrett 1895–1940
    8. 8. Levi Lunsford 1863–1953
    9. 9. Lucinda Lunsford\Allmon 1864–1941
    10. 10. Martha (A.) Lunsford\Green 1865–1947
    11. 11. Texie (Ann) Lunsford\Bruce 1876–1950
    12. 12. James (Lewis) Lunsford 1879–1956
    13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Dills 1856–1921
    14. 14. Liza (Arwood) Martin 1870–1956
    15. 15. Martha (A.) Green 1865–1947
    16. 16. Rebecca (Jane) Allmon 1856–1923
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Seabolt 1833–1905
    1. 1. Fannie (Seabolt) Critz 1872–1956
    2. 2. Joel (C) Seabolt 1868–
  3. 3. Michael (Lunsford) Jr 1833–
  4. 4. David (Dell) Lunsford 1833–1926
  5. 5. Matthew (Madison) Lunsford 1844–1924
  6. 6. John (H.) Lunsford 1831–1905 m. Mary (Matilda) Pendergrass 1826–1913
    1. 1. James (Henry) Lunsford 1859–1939
    2. 2. John (J. “Richard”) Lunsford 1865–1918 m. Ollie (Rowan) Lunsford 1867–1931
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Davis 1887–1986
      2. 2. Addie (Lee) Clark 1890–1977 m. Ira (Dewitt) Clark 1892–1963
        1. 1. Lyda (Kate) Clark\Parsons 1914–1988
        2. 2. Lieut (Paul Sneed) Clark 1918–1944
        3. 3. Perl (Gevan) Clark 1923–1992 m. Dorothy (“Dot”) Evans\Clark 1924–2011
    3. 3. Wilłam (Washington) Lunsford 1866–1948 m. Tempa (Ann) Barker 1885–1942
    4. 4. Matthew (Bascomb) Lunsford 1878–1947
    5. 5. Mathew (Bascomb) Lunsford 1878–1947
    6. 6. Arthur (David) Lunsford 1880–1937 m. Agnus (Madora) Lunsford 1880–1968
      1. 1. Addie Dills 1908–1990 m. John (Thadious) Dills 1912–1975
      2. 2. Polly (Vandora) Lunsford 1899–1985
      3. 3. Fannie (Rowan) Smith 1913–1991
      4. 4. Hazel (Virginia) Stowe 1915–1980
    7. 7. Rachael (Roxanna) Lunsford\Phillips 1874–1947 m. John (H.) Phillips 1865–1938
    8. 8. Emma (Idella) Lunsford\Smith 1869–1943
    9. 9. Polly Lunsford\Wilson 1864–1948
    10. 10. Sarah (Louise) Lunsford\Weathermon 1857–

Michael Lunsford's Timeline

3 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Michael Lunsford in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
1826
1826
Age 42
Michael Lunsford was married in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1862
1862
Age 78
Death of Michael Lunsford in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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